Common Name: Scarlet Mintbush
Botanical Name: Prostanthera aspalathoides
Family: LABIATAE
Description:
Small shrub with densely hairy branches, 0.3-1 m high. Very small, narrow, densely clustered, 1-6 mm long by 1 mm wide. Dark red, pink or orange flowers. Winter to early summer.
Small shrub with densely hairy branches, 0.3-1 m high. Very small, narrow, densely clustered, 1-6 mm long by 1 mm wide. Dark red, pink or orange flowers. Winter to early summer.
Natural Distribution:
Common to sands, sandstone outcrops or calcareous soils of mallee areas in agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Qld, NSW and Vic.
Common to sands, sandstone outcrops or calcareous soils of mallee areas in agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Qld, NSW and Vic.
Notes:
Rare or endangered in the Southern Lofty, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and South-East regions.
Rare or endangered in the Southern Lofty, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and South-East regions.
